Minister-Designate for Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen on Friday described the One District, One Factory (1D1F) flagship programme of the Akufo-Addo Government as “a revolutionary invention, to have been introduced in the country since independence.”
He said 139, 331 jobs were created, with a total of 232 1D1F projects at various stages under the programme.
One hundred and sixty eight (168) of the 232 were new factories added to already existing ones.
“So, if you look at the statistics, only 64 of the 232 companies (already) existed. 168 of them are new companies,” the Minister Designate said.
The Minister Designate spoke about the flagship programme, which were under the supervision of the sector Ministry since 2017, when he was questioned on the status of the programme during his vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday in Accra.
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The Minister designate for Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen says government was on course with the industrialization plan so as to help reduce the huge import of consumables into Ghana.
“We are already on the right track,” in reducing the import burden on Ghana, he said.
He said for instance that Ghana spends almost one billion dollars importing sugar, rice and poultry products every year.
This, he noted, was unacceptable particularly when the country has the capacity to produce those commodities locally.
Responding to questions when he appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday, Mr Kyerematen said he intends to reduce the high import burden on Ghana and that the government was was taking various steps and initiatives to stop the practice.